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Turneffe Islands Development Guidelines 2003 COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY AND INSTITUTE Turneffe Islands Coastal Advisory Committee TURNEFFE ISLANDS DEVELOPMENT GUIDELINES 2003 TABLE OF CONTENTS INTERPRETATION 2 1. INTRODUCTION 3 2. OBJECTIVES 3 3. SECTORAL POLICIES 3.1 Fishing 5 3.2 Tourism 5 3.3 Land-Use 5 3.4 Dredging 6 3.5 Sensitive Habitats 7 3.6 Utilities 7 3.7 Pollution control 7 3.8 Social Amenities and Recreation 8 3.9 Conservation 9 4. IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY 9 5. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 10 ANNEX 1: BACKGROUND I. History of the Turneffe Atoll A-2 II. History of the Turneffe Islands Development Guidelines A-2 III. Current membership on the TICAC A-3 V. Primary Implementation Agencies A-3 ANNEX 2: LAND TENURE ON TURNEFFE I. Turneffe Islands Land Tenure Report A-4 II. Anecdotal Land Tenure History A-11 ANNEX 3: PROVISIONAL DEVELOPMENT SITES A-14 ANNEX 4: MAPS I. Indicative Vegetation Cover A-47 II. Indicative Conservation of Resources A-48 III. Existing Land Use A-49 IV. Indicative Development Sites A-50 2 INTERPRETATION The meaning of the following terms that have been used in the description of the Development Sites follow (see also section 6.2 below): “AGST&D”: means Above Ground Septic Tank with Drain field (in Development Site tables) “BC”: means Belize City (in Development Site tables) “BTB”: means Belize Tourism Board “CZMAC”: means the Coastal Zone Management Advisory Council “DOE”: means the Department of the Environment, Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment, GOB “Entry”: means private surveyors registered entry, lodged at the Lands and Survey Department, Belmopan “First Aid”: means a facility that is readily available for the provision of first aid to all who can prove they require it “Fish camp”: means a building or buildings that are permanently or temporarily used for, by full or part time commercial fishermen, as licensed by the Fisheries Department and sport fishing together with ancillary uses such as housing, trap making and storage, boat repair and docking, non commercial plantation, general storage “GOB”: means Government of Belize “GPD”: means Geology and Petroleum Department, Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment, GOB “Guest House”: means housing facilities for visitors either as a part of the main residence or in a separate building, within the density requirements of the development sites (this is an abbreviated definition of the BTB and must meet their minimum requirements as such) “Habitable Room”: means a bedroom, living room, dining room or study. All other rooms, such as kitchen or bathroom, or storeroom are not defined as ‘habitable’ “IMS”: means Institute of Marine Studies, University of Belize “LSD”: means Lands and Survey Department, Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment “LWMS”: means Liquid Waste Management System (see section 4.2.8: Pollution control) “Land”: means all areas within the atoll that are either permanently or temporarily above the surface of the sea, whether through natural or man-made activity. The seabed, while not ‘physical’ land, is defined as National Land “n/a”: means ‘not applicable’ “NHW”: means Non Hazardous Waste (in Development Site tables) “Residential”: means a building or buildings that are used solely for permanent or temporary residential use by the owners or others on a non commercial basis, to the exclusion of all other uses and within the density requirements of the development sites. “Residential Tourism”: means a building or buildings that are used, as one unit each, solely for permanent or temporary residential use on a commercial basis, to the exclusion of all other uses and within the density requirements of the development sites. “Resort”: means a building or buildings which offers commercial and multi unit accommodation and general amenities to visitors together with ancillary uses such as staff accommodation, general storage and repair facilities, docking, within the density requirements of the development sites. “TICP”: means Turneffe Islands Committee Plan (1990-91). “TICAC”: means Turneffe Islands Coastal Advisory Committee “Tourism Facility”: means any facility that accepts visitors for payment, or in kind, included or not included in the current definitions; that is Guest House, Resort, or Residential Toursim. “WCP”: means Waste Collection Point (see Development Site No 85). 3 1. INTRODUCTION Located 25 miles east of Belize City, the Turneffe Atoll is a discrete group of Cayes surrounded by its own living coral reef. Approximately 30 miles long and 10 miles wide, Turneffe is the largest and most biologically diverse coral atoll in this hemisphere. It supports a number of threatened and endangered species, including the American saltwater crocodile, Antillean manatee, and several species of sea turtles. It is also a substantial contributor to the commercial harvest of conch and lobster in Belize. The atoll is also known worldwide for sport fishing and scuba diving, and is a growing center for marine research in Belize. At the same time, development pressures are increasing. A brief history of the atoll is provided in ANNEX 1. Section V of the Coastal Zone Management Act (1998) calls for the development of a Coastal Zone Management Plan by the Coastal Zone Management Authority and Institute. The first phase of this plan is the National Integrated Coastal Zone Management Strategy for Belize, which was completed in 2001. The CZM Strategy, along with the Draft Cayes Development Policy (2001), guide the coastal planning programme under which the coastal area of Belize has been divided into nine (9) planning regions, each having shared unique social, economic, geographical, and administrative factors. The first goal of the Coastal Planning Programme, then, is to develop a sound and functional planning mechanism for each of the planning regions. Upon completion, the regional development guidelines will comprise the first component of the Coastal Zone Management Plan for Belize. The Turneffe Islands constitute one of the Planning Regions as described in the Coastal Zone Management Strategy. The Turneffe Islands Coastal Advisory Committee (TICAC) is composed of Turneffe Island stakeholders, implementing governmental agencies and relevant non-governmental agencies. As there exists no town counsel or other governmental entity representing stakeholders at Turneffe, the TICAC fills a vital and previously unavailable role for stakeholder input and representation. A priority of the TICAC has been the review, revision, and updating of the Turneffe Islands Development Guidelines, with the overall aim of achieving true sustainable development. The history of these guidelines (first drafted in 1996) is provided in ANNEX 1. These development guidelines thus represent broad-based recommendations, which are presented in a general sectoral basis in Section 3 to assist regulatory agencies and potential developers in decision- making and planning. The general implementation strategy for these guidelines is presented in Section 4. The current TICAC membership and primary implementation agencies are found in ANNEX 1. ANNEX 2 contains a summary of the current land tenure situation for Turneffe. The provisional development site tables with specific recommendations and maps are presented in ANNEX 3. 2. OBJECTIVES In order to sustain Turneffe’s terrestrial and marine environments, the specific objectives of these Guidelines include: a. protect the commercial and sport fishing resources b. protect traditional commercial fishing rights c. protect the terrestrial and marine environment of the atoll d. promote low density, environmentally sustainable tourism (for both high and low capital investment) e. prevent over-development f. promote an equitable land distribution/ tenure system which prevents land speculation 3. SECTORAL POLICIES These policies are organized into nine sectors addressing current and potential activities at Turneffe. They include: fishing, tourism, land-use, dredging, mangroves/littoral forest, utilities, pollution control, social amenities/recreation and conservation. It is recognized that there are a number of different regulatory and permitting agencies that have direct control over many of the following components. 4 3.1 Fishing The atoll and its surrounding waters have provided a productive commercial and subsistence fishery for centuries. Presently, lobster, conch, snapper and grouper are the main commercial species. Bonefish, permit, tarpon and snook are important species for sport fishing. The mangroves, seagrasses and back reef flats act as critical breeding grounds for all of these important fish species. These guidelines seek to ensure that the valuable fishing resources of Turneffe will not be damaged by inappropriate development and that these critical habitats will be maintained. Traditional fishermen, mostly from Belize City, Sarteneja and Caye Caulker, utilize fishing camps, which are either permanently or semi-permanently occupied. The number of camps decreased from 44 in 1996 to 34 in 2000, and is thought to have declined further. Fishermen have expressed concern over the security of their leases to these camps. Fish catches, although not well quantified, have declined steadily over the past decade. Recommendations: 1. Establishment of maximum sustainable yields for all fishing activities, including limits on catch and/or effort 2. Prohibit activities and/or developments that damage commercial and sport fishing habitats 3. Traditional fishermen should be provided with security of tenure (leases) for existing fishing camps 4. Occupants of private
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